>>>>Thanks George.. Your example helped me
>>>>and now it works. I have two bars that
>>>>will be using the check mark. How do I
>>>>test to see if there is a check on bar 1 or 2?
>>>>If bar 1 or bar 2 is checked, I will call a function.
>>>>thanks rob
>>>
>>>Rob,
>>>
>>>Since a global object or variable is required, anything along the lines of
>>>
>>>IF gOWhatever.Mark1 OR gOWhatever.Mark2
>>>* Call the function
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>Or use an array with:
>>>
>>>IF ASCAN(a_marks, .T.) # 0
>>>* Call the function
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>Should work fine.
>>>
>>>However, I would call such a routine only after the call to change the state of the variable. In this way the variable always represents the most recent status.
>>>
>>>George
>>So, what your are saying is, if I use two menu options that
>>need to be checked or unchecked, I should use two globals. Right?
>
>Yep, see the other thread.
OK - I got it... vfp50 could of made things easier....
thanks again .. :))))))